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The Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 rankings |
| Author : Frank Date : 2013-3-26 19:56:30 |
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The Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 rankings
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2012 World Economic Forum | www.weforum.org/gcr
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GCI 2012-2013
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GCI 2011-2012
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Country/Economy
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Rank
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Score
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Rank
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Change
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Switzerland
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1
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5.72
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1
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0
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Singapore
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2
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5.67
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2
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0
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Finland
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3
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5.55
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4
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1
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Sweden
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4
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5.53
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3
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-1
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Netherlands
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5
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5.50
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7
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2
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Germany
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6
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5.48
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6
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0
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United States
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7
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5.47
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5
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-2
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United Kingdom
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8
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5.45
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10
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2
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Hong Kong SAR
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9
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5.41
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11
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2
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Japan
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10
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5.40
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9
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-1
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Qatar
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11
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5.38
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14
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3
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Denmark
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12
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5.29
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8
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-4
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Taiwan, China
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13
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5.28
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13
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0
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Canada
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14
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5.27
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12
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-2
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Norway
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15
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5.27
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16
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1
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Austria
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16
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5.22
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19
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3
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Belgium
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17
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5.21
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15
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-2
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Saudi Arabia
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18
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5.19
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17
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-1
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Korea, Rep.
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19
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5.12
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24
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5
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Australia
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20
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5.12
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20
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0
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France
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21
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5.11
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18
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-3
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Luxembourg
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22
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5.09
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23
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1
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New Zealand
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23
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5.09
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25
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2
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United Arab Emirates
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24
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5.07
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27
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3
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Malaysia
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25
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5.06
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21
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-4
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Israel
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26
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5.02
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22
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-4
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Ireland
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27
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4.91
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29
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2
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Brunei Darussalam
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28
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4.87
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28
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0
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China
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29
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4.83
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26
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-3
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Iceland
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30
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4.74
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30
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0
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Puerto Rico
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31
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4.67
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35
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4
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Oman
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32
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4.65
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32
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0
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Chile
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33
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4.65
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31
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-2
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Estonia
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34
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4.64
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33
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-1
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Bahrain
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35
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4.63
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37
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2
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Spain
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36
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4.60
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36
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0
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Kuwait
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37
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4.56
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34
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-3
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Thailand
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38
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4.52
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39
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1
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Czech Republic
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39
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4.51
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38
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-1
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Panama
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40
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4.49
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49
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9
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Poland
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41
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4.46
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41
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0
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Italy
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42
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4.46
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43
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1
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Turkey
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43
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4.45
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59
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16
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Barbados
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44
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4.42
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42
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-2
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Lithuania
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45
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4.41
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44
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-1
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Azerbaijan
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46
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4.41
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55
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9
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Malta
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47
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4.41
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51
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4
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Brazil
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48
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4.40
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53
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5
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Portugal
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49
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4.40
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45
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-4
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Indonesia
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50
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4.40
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46
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-4
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Kazakhstan
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51
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4.38
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72
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21
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South Africa
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52
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4.37
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50
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-2
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Mexico
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53
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4.36
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58
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5
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Mauritius
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54
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4.35
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54
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0
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Latvia
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55
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4.35
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64
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9
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Slovenia
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56
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4.34
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57
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1
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Costa Rica
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57
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4.34
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61
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4
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Cyprus
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58
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4.32
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47
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-11
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India
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59
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4.32
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56
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-3
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Hungary
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60
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4.30
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48
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-12
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Peru
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61
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4.28
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67
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6
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Bulgaria
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62
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4.27
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74
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12
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Rwanda
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63
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4.24
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70
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7
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Jordan
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64
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4.23
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71
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7
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Philippines
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65
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4.23
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75
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10
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Iran, Islamic Rep.
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66
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4.22
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62
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-4
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Russian Federation
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67
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4.20
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66
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-1
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Sri Lanka
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68
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4.19
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52
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-16
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Colombia
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69
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4.18
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68
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-1
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Morocco
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70
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4.15
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73
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3
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Slovak Republic
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71
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4.14
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69
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-2
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Montenegro
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72
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4.14
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60
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-12
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Ukraine
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73
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4.14
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82
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9
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Uruguay
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74
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4.13
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63
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-11
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Vietnam
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75
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4.11
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65
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-10
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Seychelles
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76
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4.10
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n/a
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n/a
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Georgia
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77
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4.07
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88
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11
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Romania
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78
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4.07
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77
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-1
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Botswana
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79
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4.06
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80
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1
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Macedonia, FYR
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80
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4.04
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79
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-1
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Croatia
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81
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4.04
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76
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-5
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Armenia
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82
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4.02
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92
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10
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Guatemala
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83
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4.01
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84
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1
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Trinidad and Tobago
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84
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4.01
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81
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-3
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Cambodia
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85
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4.01
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97
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12
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Ecuador
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86
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3.94
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101
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15
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Moldova
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87
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3.94
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93
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6
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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88
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3.93
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100
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12
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Albania
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89
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3.91
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78
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-11
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Honduras
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90
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3.88
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86
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-4
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Lebanon
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91
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3.88
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89
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-2
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Namibia
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92
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3.88
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83
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-9
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Mongolia
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93
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3.87
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96
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3
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Argentina
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94
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3.87
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85
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-9
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Serbia
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95
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3.87
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95
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0
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Greece
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96
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3.86
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90
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-6
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Jamaica
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97
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3.84
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107
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10
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Gambia, The
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98
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3.83
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99
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1
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Gabon
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99
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3.82
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n/a
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n/a
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Tajikistan
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100
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3.80
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105
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5
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El Salvador
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101
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3.80
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91
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-10
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Zambia
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102
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3.80
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113
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11
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Ghana
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103
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3.79
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114
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11
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Bolivia
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104
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3.78
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103
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-1
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Dominican Republic
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105
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3.77
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110
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5
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Kenya
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106
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3.75
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102
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-4
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Egypt
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107
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3.73
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94
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-13
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Nicaragua
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108
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3.73
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115
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7
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Guyana
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109
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3.73
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109
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0
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Algeria
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110
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3.72
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87
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-23
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Liberia
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111
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3.71
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n/a
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n/a
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Cameroon
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112
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3.69
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116
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4
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Libya
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113
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3.68
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n/a
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n/a
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Suriname
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114
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3.68
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112
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-2
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Nigeria
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115
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3.67
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127
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12
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Paraguay
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116
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3.67
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122
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6
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Senegal
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117
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3.66
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111
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-6
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Bangladesh
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118
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3.65
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108
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-10
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Benin
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119
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3.61
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104
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-15
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Tanzania
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120
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3.60
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120
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0
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Ethiopia
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121
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3.56
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106
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-15
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Cape Verde
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122
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3.55
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119
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-3
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Uganda
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123
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3.53
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121
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-2
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Pakistan
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124
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3.52
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118
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-6
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Nepal
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125
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3.49
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125
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0
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Venezuela
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126
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3.46
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124
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-2
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Kyrgyz Republic
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127
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3.44
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126
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-1
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Mali
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128
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3.43
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128
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0
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Malawi
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129
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3.38
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117
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-12
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Madagascar
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130
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3.38
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130
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0
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C?te d'Ivoire
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131
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3.36
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129
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-2
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Zimbabwe
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132
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3.34
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132
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0
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Burkina Faso
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133
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3.34
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136
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3
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Mauritania
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134
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3.32
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137
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3
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Swaziland
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135
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3.28
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134
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-1
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Timor-Leste
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136
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3.27
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131
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-5
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Lesotho
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137
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3.19
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135
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-2
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Mozambique
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138
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3.17
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133
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-5
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Chad
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139
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3.05
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142
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3
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Yemen
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140
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2.97
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138
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-2
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Guinea
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141
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2.90
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n/a
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n/a
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Haiti
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142
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2.90
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141
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-1
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Sierra Leone
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143
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2.82
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n/a
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n/a
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Burundi
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144
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2.78
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140
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-4
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